Check-valve.



H. 0. JACKSON.

CHECK VALVE. 7 APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1 916.

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Application filed li'ovember 20, 1916. Serial No. 182,261.

Be it known that I, HENRY 0. Jackson, a citizen of the United States, residing the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Check-Valves; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to Whichit appertains to make and use the same ing awings, and to the characters of referwhich form a partof this specification. 'iihe resent invention relates to improve ments in check valvesythe object being to provide a sim le and mechanical device adapted to efliciently perform the aforesaid iunction. The present improvementis well adapted for use in connection with air compressors and is so constructed that it controls a port having a relatively large crosssectional area thus distributing the pressure and therefore reducing the wear incident to this pressure to a large extent, whereby the eficient durability of the construction is greatly increased. I

This application covers an improvement upon the invention claimed in m copending Generally spealn'ng tion is composed application SerialNo. 98,296 ed May 18, 3.916. v

the improvedconstructwo relatively hea members having passages through which the air. passes during the operation of the compressor for instance. The fisage of theair is controlled by means of t flat members which are adapted to cover the inlet passages of one member hereinafter referred to as the valve seat member being normally held in placeand in the closed position by the back pressure of the air in the receiver, though it may be preferable to employ springs which act upon the said controlling devices to normally'retain them in the seated position, and to quickly reseat themes soon as the air pressure is released though these springs are not essential to the operation of the structure as will be readily understood. These thin valve parts or piecesare ion 'as compared with their width and move b and equally throughout theirentire length,

7 their extremities and central portions enreference being had to the accompany which, when the cage member. The opposite or, valve seat member of the cats passages are form ,issnioothon its inner face or that adj acent'the recesses of the cage casing member in which "the'valve pieces, are arran ed. The face of this memberfcanbe absolute air tight seal." The cage member. of the casing in which the valve pieces are retamed is provided with an opening divided by partitions into two or more which are normally in communication with the air pressure in the receiver, thusthe back pressurev in the receiver acts on the valve pieces to close the inlet passages of the companion member except when the intake pres-T sure is geater and acts upon said valve pieces. uring the air compressing operation, for instance, the air passing through the inlet passages of the corresponding valve seat member acts upon the relatively thin, flat, long valve pieces to force them away from the-inlet passages and cause them to retreat into the recesses of the opposite casmg or valve cage member, thus allowing the air from each inlet passageto take a diagonal course and pass through the exit passa es of the valve cage member. aving briefly outlined my improvement the same will now be described in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, p which is illustrated an embodiinent thereof.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section taken through a conduit .in whichone-embodiment of the present invention is located and arranged in operative relation, the secticn being taken on the line 1- 1 of Fig.3.

Fig. 2 1s aminner face view of the valve seat member of the casing, being the one provided with the inlet valve passages.

Fig. 3 is an inner-face view of the other member of the 'casing wh'ich may be termed the valve cage memben-aind Fig. 4: is a sectionalp-view ofthe invention relative position of the-parts reversed.

Patented June 4,

and in which theinlet passages Let the numeral 5 designate the improved check valve considered in its entirety and connected by means of screws 8. The member'6 may be termed the inlet member as it contains passages 9which the air, for inyconsisting of two casing members 6 and 7 parts. are assembled, are i or in communication with the receiver or the conduit 11 between the check valve and the receiver (not shown). The cage member 7 is provided with recesses 12 adapted to receive the opposite extremities of valve pieces 13, the recesses being shaped to conform with the outline of the corresponding valve pieces, but sufliciently large to allow these pieces to move freely therein as is required in order that they may properly perform their function. As illustrated in the drawing, the two casing members 6 and 7 are circular in shape in face view as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. Hence, the various recesses 12 and their corresponding valve pieces 13, vary in length, the central pair of valve pieces 13 being longer than the outer end pieces on either side thereof. As shown in the drawing, there are four of these valve pieces 13 and aicorresponding number of recesses 12, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to any precise or particular number of valve pieces and their corresponding recesses. Each recess 12 has a depth considerably greater than thethickness of its corresponding valve piece 13in order to allow the latter an ap preciable movement in the recess during the opening and closing action of the valve pieces, and in order to allow a free flow of fluid from the exit extremities of the inlet passages 9 to the inlet extremities of the exit passages 10. The valve cage member 7 is. provlded with a centrally disposed trans valve. The valve pieces 13 as illustrated in the drawing, are composed of long, narrow thin pieces of steel, their opposite edges being parallel between rounded or semicircular extremities which correspond in shape with the ends of the recesses 12 which the valve pieces occupy. The recesses 12 are properly speaking, provided only at the op posite ends of the valve pieces and are spaced by facing parts 16 which are flush with the flat circumferential face 17 of the valve cage member 7 Each of the recesses 12 and each of the recesses 15 is counter-bored to provide a circular opening 18 adapted to receive spiral springs 19 which act upon the valve pieces to normally hold them in the closed position Lecavao shown in Fig. 1., this condition,resisting when the pressure is cut oil from the inlet conduit 20 and exit conduit 11. These springs further insure a quick closing or reseating oi the valves as soon as the pressure onthe inlet side is relieved.

The valve seat. member 6 of the valve casing has its face 21 flat and all in a single plane. This surface may be ground down to provide a smooth air tight seal. This inner face ofthe casing member 6 engages and fits closelyuagainst the area 16 and rim 17 of the entire face portion of the inner surface of the valve cage member 7. This valve seat member 6 of the casing has its face broken only by the inlet passages 9 which are of the same area or approximately of the same area (being slightly smaller) than the valve pieces 18. The passages 9 are spaced by partitions 22.

When the valve is in. use it may be held in place between two conduit members 11 and 20 as shown in Fig. 1, the casing members 6 and 7 having shoulders 23 which are engaged by adjacent shoulders 24 formed on the two conduit members.

In other words, the ad acent' extremities of the two mem- As the check valve is used inFig. 1 the stream oi. air or fluid passes in the direction of the arrow A from the inlet side 20 to the outlet side 11 of the conduit, but should the direction oi travel of the air be reversed the check valve in its entirety may be removed and replaced in a reversed position, such as is illustrated in Fig. d.

From the foregoing description the use and operation of the lmproved check valve will be readily understood. Assuming that it is positioned as shown in Fig. 1, and, assuming that it is employed in connection with an air compressor, the air will enter the passages 9 of the casing 6, and act upon the valve pieces 133,130 force them away from the exit extremities of the passages 9, in

opposition to the action of the spiral A check valve comprising a two-part cas- 7 mg, one part having inlet passages sepa- 30 rated by a partition, the other part having outlet passages separated by a. partition arranged at rlght anglesto the partition of the first named part, recesses transversely 5 arranged in the inner faces of the partition and lateral portions of thesecond named part, and flat Valve pieces arranged in said recesses to extend at right angles to said partition of the second named part and 1 adapted t0 cover seid inlet passages, whereby w the outlet side of intermediate portions of thevelves are exposed.

In testimony whereof, I it my signs;- ture in presence of two witnesses.

NRY O. JACKSON. Witnesses HELEN A, :l: s a; a C. E. PNs. 

